The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-12-22
GENERAL NEWS NorEs.
Itsn,s OF Interest Gathered frOrn Various
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day.
Smallpox is epidemic in Lehgh county,
Pa f.. -
The Havana cirgar makers strike has
ended.
A strike of LOO coal miners has oc-
CURED at Grove City, Pa.
The Democratic candidate for Mayor of
Boston, OBrien, was elected yesterday.
Powderly's condition last night was re-
garded as critical by his physicians
Hulse & Vaughn's grocery store, Au.
gusta, Ga, was robbed this morning.
Dr. Mackenzie has examined the Crown
Princes throat and declares that he finds
no dangerous symptoms.
Grand Master Workman Powderly is
suffering from violent attack of hcmor-
rhage.
The National Convention of The Amcri-
can Federation Of Labor is in session at
Baltimore.
Foster, Clark & Co., Wholesale whisky
dealers Of Baltimore, have made an assign
ment.
A fire at Marietta, Ga, yesterday de-
stroycd two buildings and the roof Of a
third. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The municipal election in Charleston
yesterday resulted in favor of the entire
straight Democratic ticket.
The trial of Beni T.. Hopkins. assistant
cashier OF the Fidelity National Bank of
Cincinnati, began yesterday.
MIR. L. w. Marshall, one of the oldest
and most prominent merchants OF Green
vile, $. c., died yesterday
Five Territories are knocking at the door
To DC admitted as Statcs-Montana, Utah,
Dakota, Washington and New Mexico
The County Treasurcr's Office at Fin
castle, Botetourt county Va. was robbed
on Monday night of $500 worth of bonds.
Frank Gordon, son of Governor Cor.
don, was married in Washington yestcr-
day to Miss Georgia Louise Kilbournc.
The depot Of the Augusta and Knox
vile Road at Waterloo, S. G., was burned
down yesterday. Seventy. five bales of cot
ton stored therein were also consumed.
At Palatka, Fla, last night the ferry
boat Armsmear caught fire and burned to
tue waters edge. Loss $500; insurance
$4,000.
In Smith county, Miss, Mrs. Fanny
Husbands, while travelling to her brothers
house, was assaulted by a negro, robbed
and her tongue cut out.
Searle, Nanncman & Co., iobbcrs of no.
tons AMI White goods, Phtladclphia. have
tailed. Liabilities $500, 600; assets MT
known.
The Virginia State Grange has protested
to the Legislature against the recent cleo
ton Of /" politician, in place of farmer
as Commissioner of Agriculture.
VIM. Finchum, sentenced to be hanrcd
IN Rockingham county, Va, for the mur-
SC'r OF his brother, has been rcsptcd until
December 80.
The Republican Legislative caucus at
Richmond, Va, last night naiG an cmDtv
honor to Mahonc by nominating him to
succeed Nddlcbcrgcr
Fire at the South Trcdagar Rolling Mill
IN Chattanooga yesterday dc slror. 4 one
half Of the mill department., involving =
loss Of $4,000
Willie Thompson a colnYcd Iad sf,
years of age, Killed himself vcs,erdny
morning, at Savannah, while plavfng with
pistol he had concealed in his bed from
his parents.
The City Council Of Atlanta Yesterday
hXcd 81 500 as the cost of tcttil Nut,uy.
license. The ordinance restricts saloons 10
certain streets and provides for strict rcyu
iatiOns.
Sir Thomus Henry Grattan E&monGa anal
Hon. Arthur OConnoy, leaders of The
irish home rule cause in the English Par.
Lament, arrived in Washington Yesterday
and met with n most enthusiastic rccep-
ton.
The committees appointed by the last
General Assembly OF the Northern ard
S2uth"rn Presbyterian churches met in
Lou'SEillG To-Day Tor the purpose Of taking
steps looking to the union of the Gw0
bodies.
Wong Ah Hung, the Cbnaman convicted
IN the United States Court at san Fran
cisco OF importing Chinese women fer i'm.
morai purposes, has been sentenced " ten
years Imprisonment in the California State
prison and to pay fine Of S2,OoO.
pompcy Calhoun, colorcl, was stricken
down on Broad street, Augusta, Yesterday
afternoon, with proiusc hcmOrrhuce OF
The hangs. A physician was speedily in
attendance on the sick man. but pronounced
him beyond the reach Of medical aid
The United Helcend declares that the
government has secured Mgr. Pcr>ico's aid
In restraining Irish priests from Offering
opposition to the Government, who as an
equivalent, will Cndow the C1th0Iic Uni.
versity to receive the Papal envoy and send
an ambassador to the Vatican.
IlCHlJ -. ives, Oh lnc ueIunCt BANKING
firm Of ii S. Ives tS Co., was arrested in
New York yesterday, on a CHARGE of grand
larceny, made by President Dexter OF the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rnilroad
Company. Ives is charged with the mis-
appropriation OF check for S1OO, 900
lie is held in $25, 900 bail.
Dispatches received at Vienna report that
the condition of the throat OF the German
Crown Prince has suddenly become worse
and that special medical consultation has
been called at san Reno The Prince and
Princess William have been notified to be
IN readiness fora sudden call to San Reno
The United States grand Jury in Mon
tana has indicted Thomas II. Oakes, Vice
President of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, and other officials of the samc com
pany, for unlawfully cutting timber on
public lands in that Territory. The
in question is about So, ,O0O, 900.
The Dublin ErprcSS says the Duke Of
Norfolk and Sir George Errington, both Of
whom arc prominent Catholics, declined TO
sign the address which is to Dc presented
by English Catholics to Mgr. Per8ico in
10Vor OF home rulc for Ireland II saws
also that Cardinal Manning is dcbarred 6y
etiquette from signing it.
A stage running between Little Rock
ard Carrollton, Arkansas, was robbed on |
by three men, who appeared
suddenly from the thick woods. The
driver WhipDCQ IN his horses b,It tln rot,